The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-01-29
WASHINGTON.

THE Second Comptroller of the Treas
ury has allowed the legatee of Walter
Greyson. Creek Indian, $4,000 for
money stolen from him in Indian Territory
by three white men. Secretary Manning,
in reply to Senate resolution of inquiry,
states that al the beginning OF this
year the several Pacific Railroad compa-
MES owed the Government S49. 1902, lSl for
interest alone, and az the maturity OF the
thirty year bonds the total indebtedness
will be 1857 1872, GI5. !. The House Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions, by strict
parry vote, decided 10 make an adverse re-
port on the bills TO pension Mrs. Logan
and Mrs. Blair. The ground OF opposi-
ton is the fact that these ladies did not die
from injuries received in the service.
CONGRESSMAN FLOYD KING, Of
Louisiana, publishes n card in the Wash
ington papers regarding the insults offered
TO him by Cuthbert Jones in the BARRIERS
shop of Wizards Hotel. King says:
While was being shaved Cuthbert Il. Jones.
accompanied by man whom took 10 be his
brother. came into Stewalts shop and soon be
gan conversation with each other in n loud tone
OF voice about my defeat for denomination 70
Congress- To this made no response. When
had been shaved and arose from my position
Cuthbcrt Jones got up from n chair eight or ten
feet distant, ON the arm OF which ne sit
ting. and. looking at me, uttered for some mo-
ments the most offensive and brutal language,
such Rs n woud-bo assassin would employ when
seeking an opportunity 70 commit murder under
the disguise Of tho law, he and his friend mean
while occupying advantageous positions some
twelve or fifteen feet apart Discovering that
I could not be- caught In the villainous trap
they had laid for mo they retired i kept my
eye all the time ON both. In the height OF his
frenzy Jones held his stick In his left hand and
threw his right on his hip, or possibly into his
hip pocket. Under these circumstances. being
menaced by such deadly purpose, had ] been
armed should have felt justified in destroying
him. He was Mt no time nearer than eight or
ten feet from me. am "A law-abiding man, but
tho law imposes no restraint in protecting
myself. Jones hostility To mo Ia
due solely 10 my opposition 70
his appointment 10 consular post
ton That opposition was because ! was In,
men acquainted with the fncts that he was "A fu-
gitive from justice ON account OF the assassna-
ton of Gen. Liddell OF my district 10y Jones'
father. his elder brother aud himself tho two
former being lynched for their crime, and the
latter flying Tor his life. He has never yet ven
sured, and by tho payment OF an extra
| premium had the OK enption about suicide and
death by violence stricken out. telling the
| agent with great frankness that he expected 20
| die with his boots ON. Ho always COOS armed,
and has repeatedly tried 10 provoke King into
assaulting him. He has challenged him 10 n
| duel several times, but the Congressman will
| take no notice Of him. IL IL believed by the
friends OF Jones that Kings card will result in
elimination OF tho long feud by the. death OF
| one or the other Of them.
1T is estimated by the Secretary of the
Treasury that the cost Of collecting the
customs revenues for the next fiscal year
will be S6,540, 1913. Mrs. Voorhees,, the
wife Of Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, died
in Washington last week.
CoNoREssMAS HoRRIsoN is mentioned
for tho position of member of the Inter-
state Commission, as are also Senator Con-
ger and n son Of Senator Thurman. The
pay is 81. 800 year A bond call amount
ing 10 S13,SS7 900 has been issued. The
uncalled per cents. now aggregate $40,-
600 600